VOYAGERS, BASEMENT STUDIOS & HUMIDITY

Keyboard Komuso · Post by **Keyboard Komuso** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:42 am

Greetings all. Posted my SOLAR for sale a few months back as my wife and I were buying a new home. Thankfully I came to my senses!

Got the house AND kept the Voyager!!!! There was much rejoicing.

We are moving in next month. I am going to have a nice large space for my home studio. Problem is though it's in the basement. I am already concerned about the effects of humidity on the Voyager. I'm told it's a pretty dry space, even in the summer, by the current owners. And I will of course be getting a dehumidifier. So anybody else keeping their Voyagers below ground level? Will minor dampness effect it's internals and tuning? Any advice is welcome. Thanks folks!

analoghaze · Post by **analoghaze** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:10 am

Got the house AND kept the Voyager!!!!

Don't you love it when things work out?

Keyboard Komuso · Post by **Keyboard Komuso** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:41 am

sure do! Forget to mention, the section of the basement I will be taking over is finished with sheetrock walls and ceiling.

Purusha · Post by **Purusha** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:28 am

I got banished to our cellar (basement) when the kids landed.

It has flooded a couple of times too (a few centimetres of water).

I run a de-humidifier and just keep everything well above floor level.

The Voyager's been fine down there so far.

earsmack · Post by **earsmack** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:41 pm

Looks like you are in NY so I'm guessing your basement has no central air but maybe has heat? First - get a cheap (Lowes/Target) humidity guage and put it in your studio so you can keep an eye on things. If the humidity is above 50% or so I would definitely get a dehumidifier and run it as often as needed. Most dehumidifiers can be equipped with a draingage hose and have built-in timers so you can have it run automatically and not have to worry about emptying the bucket every 8 hours! My guess is summer and during rainy times will be your worst time. My basement has central air/heat so essentially it's no more humid than the rest of the house here in the South.